US
April 1951- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 6169
- Format
- LP, 10", Mono
- Runout / matrix
LP4454Side A Label
LP 4455Side B Label
FLP4454 1ASide A Label Stamp
FLP4455 1ASide B Label Stamp
Vinyl pressings
by Lee Wiley · 1951
Night In Manhattan was first pressed on vinyl in 1951. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1951, the album's first year, in 2 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
LP4454Side A Label
LP 4455Side B Label
FLP4454 1ASide A Label Stamp
FLP4455 1ASide B Label Stamp
CO 44733 1ASide A runout stamped
CO 44722 1ASide B runout stamped
CO 44734 1ASide C runout stamped
CO 44724 1ASide D runout stamped
LP 4454Side 1
LP 4455Side 2
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Canada | Columbia CL 6169First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1951 | Canada | Columbia CL 6169First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1951 | US | Columbia CL 6169First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1951 | US | Columbia B-236First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1951 | US | Columbia C-236 / Columbia C 236First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1951 | US | Columbia B-236First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 656LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | CBS Special Products JCL 656 / CSP JCL 656LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1476LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | CBS Special Products JCL 656LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 6169LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Night In Manhattan are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1951 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1951, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 6169, released April 1951.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 6169, B-236, C-236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LP4454 and LP 4455. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.